Takatalvi is Sonata Arctica's third EP released on November 21, 2003 through the label Spinefarm Records. It was re-released on 27 January 2010, with an extended playlist and updated artwork.

All tracks written by Tony Kakko.

2003 version was only released in Japan.

Includes a live video of "Broken".

Keyboard solo on "The Gun" by Mikko Härkin.

Track 1 is from the EP Successor, track 2 is a re-record from the demo Friend 'till the End, track 4 is a re-record from the demo Agre Pamppers, and track 5 is from the single "Broken".

'Takatalvi' is a Finnish word literally meaning "backwinter", i.e. a cold spell in the spring. This is a short period of time when it suddenly gets colder and often snow will cover the landscape for a couple of days or even for only a few hours.

Takatalvi is considered by some to be a remake of Successor. It contains all the tracks from the album except for "FullMoon (edit version)" and the live tracks.

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